Napoleon's Troublesome Americans: Franco-American Relations, 1804-1815

by Peter P. Hill

Book Overview

Shortly before the United States declared war on Great Britain in June 1812, Congress came within two votes of declaring war on Napoleon Bonaparte's French empire. For six years, France and Britain had both seized American shipping. While common wisdom says that America was virtually an innocent in this matter, caught in the middle of the epic wars between France and Britain, Peter Hill has uncovered a far more complex and interesting history. French...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1574888803
• ISBN13: 9781574888805
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Potomac Books
• Length: 289 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.8"